Derrick for loading wagons.



clamping member.

WILLIAM NICOLAS JAY, OF MOSCOW, IDAHO.

DERFIICK FOR LOADING WAGONS- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. .15, 1907.

Application filed! October 31, 1906. Serial No. 341.442. 4

To all whom, it'may concern:

Be it known that I,WILL'1AM NICOLAS J AY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Moscow, in the county of Latah and State of Idaho,have invented a new and useful Derrick for Loading Wagons, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention has relation to derricks for loading wagons and itconsists in the novel construction and arrangement of its parts, ashereinafter shown and described.

The obj ect of the invention is to provide a derrick in the form of awagon attachment which may be applied to the body of the vehicle and isthus ready to be used at any oint or station at which the wagon may be,ooated. The attachment consists, primarily, of a socket provided with alaterally-extending sleeve which is adapted to receive and capable ofbeing longitudinally adjusted upon the end of the cross-piece or beamsecured to the bottom of the wagon and extending transversely under thebody thereof. An upright rests at its lower end in the said socket andis adapted to swing at its upper end in a transverse direction withrelation to the wagon-body. A cross-arm is attached to the upper end ofsaid upright, and pulleys are located upon the top of said cross-pieceand are provided with suitable tackle-retaim ing guides. A series ofsupports are attached to the spokes of one of thewheels of the wagon,one of the said supports having a A ring provided with a groovedperiphery is mounted upon the said supports concentrically with relationto the wheel and is adapted to be engaged by the said clamping member,by means of which the said ring is fixed with relation to the wheel.Otherwise the said ring remains at rest while the wheel rotates. Ablockis attached to the socket, and a tackle is fixed at one end to thesaid ring and passes around the block, then up and-over the pulleysjournaled upon the cross-piece, and then hangs pendent and is providedwith tongs or other suitable grappling-irons.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevaticL of a Wagonwith the loader gpplied thereto "With parts broken away.

g. 2 is a transverse-sectional view of a wagon with the loader appliedthereto. Fig.

3 is a top plan view of the socket employed on the loader, and Fig. 4 isa transverse sectional view of the upper portion of the wheel of a Wagonand the upper portion of a winding-ring carried thereby.

The derrick attachment comprises thecross-piece or beam 1, which isattached to the bottom of the wagon-body 2 by means of the clamp-hooks3, which extend over the upper edges of the sides of throughperforations in the beam 1, which is held upon the said clamp-hooks 3 bysuitable a taps screwed upon the shanksof the said hooks. The socket 1is provided with the laterally-extending sleeve-5, which receives theend of the beam 1. The sides of the said sleeve 5 are provided with aseries of bolt perforations 6, any one of which is adapted to receivethe transversely-extending bolt 7, which passes through a perforation inthe beam 1' and which in conjunction withthe several perforations insaid sleeve constitute a means forndjustably attaching. the said sleeveto the said beam. The socket 4 is rectangular in horizontal section andis provided. with the inwardly-inclined sides 8 8 and in itsbottomnlththe opening 9. The said socket 4 is provided upon. one of its outersides with an eye 10. The squared upright the body 2 and pass 11 restsloosely at its lower end in the socket 4, and consequently is free toswing against one or the other of the inclined sides 8 thereof. Thecross-piece 12 is provided on its under side with a socket 13, whichreceives the upper end of the upright, 11. The said socket 13 is locatedbetween the ends of the said cross-piece 12, and the webs 14 14 we tendfrom opposite sides of the socket 13 to the opposite ends of thecross-piece 12 and serve as braces ior'the superstructure. The pulleys15 15 are journaled for rotation upon the 'top of and-at the ends of thecross-piece 12. 1 The tackle-guides 16 pass over the said 19. Thesupports 20 hold the ring 18 in posit-ion upon the wagon-wheel. The saidsupport consists o theouter members 21, provided with the guide-lugs 22and 23 and the however, of one of the su ports 21 is provided with aset-screw 27, w ich passes trans- I versely through the saidlug and isadapted to engage the side of the ring 18 and impinge the same againstthe opposite lug 22, thereby fixing the ring 18 with relation to thewheel.

One end of the tackle 28 is fixed to the ring 18. Thesaid tackle thenpasses around the pulley of the block 17, then up and over the pulleys15 15, and depend at its free end,

which is provided with the tongs 29' or other suitable grappling-iron.

From the foregoing description it is obvious that when the wagon ismoving from place to place and the set-screw 27 is out of engagementwith the ring 18 the parts will be carried along by the vehicle withoutmovement on the part of the ring 18, the

tackle 28, and the tongs 29. However, when the wa on arrives at a shockor a pile of filled bags which are to be loaded upon the vehicle thetongs 29 are drawn down and engage either with the shock or bags. Theset-screw 27 is then turned into engagement with the rin 18, which thusis made fast to the wheel, an the team is started up, previous to which,however, the upright 11 has been swung out so that its outer side restsagainst the outer; incline 8 of the socket 4. The team is then started,and as the wheels rotate the tackle is wound upon the ring 18. Thus theload is lifted, and when above the edge of the side of thc'wagon-body 2the team is stopped and the upright 1 1 is swung laterally over thewagon-body, when the set-screw 27 is disengaged from the ring 18 and theload dro s into the body 2. When the front end of t e wagon-body 2 isloaded, the upright 11 may be taken out of the socket 4 and turnedaround, so that the rear end of the wagonbody 2 may be loaded.

In case the shock is a very large one or there are a great number ofbags, instead of moving the wagon as above described to elevate the bagsthe wagon may remain at rest anda hand-Windlass 30, which is attached tothe u right '11, maybe used for drawing the tac e 28. By this meansunnecessary movement of the wagon is avoided.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is- I 1. In combination with a wagon-body, a socketattached thereto, means for adjusting said socket laterally withrelation to the body, an upright resting in the socket and ada ted toswing laterally with relation to the ody, tackle and. grapple carried bythe upright and means for drawing the tackle.

.2. In combination with a wagon, a beam extending transversely of thebody thereof, hook-irons clamping said beam in position upon the body, asocket attached to the beam, an upright resting in the socket andadapted to swing transversely of the wagonbody, tackle and grapplecarried by the upin the socket and'adapted to swing trans versely of thewagon, tackle and grapple carried by the upright and means for drawingthe tackle;

5. An attachment as described comprising a socket having parallel wallsand oppositelyinclined Walls and a support-receiving sleeve, said socketadapted to receive an upright.

6. An attachment as described comprising a socket having parallel Wallsand op positelyinclined walls, said socket having an opening in itsbottom-and adapted to receive an uprig t. r

7. An attachment as described comprising a socket having parallel wallsand opposit elyinclined walls and an opening in its bottom, said sockethaving a support-receiving sleeve, said socket adapted to receive anupright.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I havehereto afiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM NICOLAS JAY.

Witnesses:

HALSEY H. ORLAND, WILLIAM T. GRIFFIN.

